Railway-rail.



J. H; SHANK.

RAILWAY RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 17, 1915.

1,152,233.. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 00.. WASHIN GGGGGGG c4 J. H. SHANK.

RAlLWAY RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11. 1915.

1 l 5%.,Q33. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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JACOB H. SHANK, OF CREWE, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 JAMES L. JONES, OF CREWE, VIRGINIA.

RAILWAY-RAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 31, iaia.

Application filed April 17,1915. Serial No. 22,072.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB H. SHAN a citizen of the United States, residing at Crewe, in the county of Nottoway and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n the construction of railway rails.

In carrying out my invention I propose to construct a compound rail of a simple but strong design wherein the joints thereof shall be staggered so that none of the meeting ends of any of the elements comprising the rail may be disposed opposite each other and also whereby a substantially continuous rail will be provided.

It is also my purpose to construct a compound rail which shall comprise an intermediate member and side members, the same being so arranged when assembled that an impact of forceupon the head of the rail will have a tendency to bring all of the members into tight engagement with each other to afford a smooth surface for the wheels of the rolling stock and to assure the proper alinement of the members at the head of the rail.

It is a further object'of my invention to so arrange the members comprising my rail that the rail will be afforded a certain and desired amount of yieldability when under the stress of the rolling stock passing thereover, and thus obviate the liability of breakage incident to a positively rigid rail.

It is a still further object of the invention to construct a compound rail wherein the employment of the usual nuts and bolts or analogous devices commonly employed in connecting the elements of a compound rail will be entirely dispensed with.

A still further object of the invention is to provide tie plates that are spiked to the tiesupon which the rails rest and to provide the said plates with hooks or fingers which engage with the lower longitudinal edges of my rail to sustain the said rail upon the ties. V

Another object of the invention is to arrange upon the underface of the rail, between the ties, adjustable means for swinging or tilting the base portions of the outer members of the rail to force the upper portions thereof into contact with the opposite sides of the upper portion of the intermediate section of the rail, as well as to brace and reinforce the rails between the said ties.

ing within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which there is exemplified a simple and satisfactory reduction of the improvementto practise, as it now appears to me: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rail constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the same secured upon the ties, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view, upon an enlarged scale, taken approximately onthe line 00-00 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4; is a similar sectional view approximately on the line y-y of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the tie plates, Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the side members of the rail, Fig. 7 is a plan view illustrating the manner in which the joints are broken when the members comprising the rail are being assembled, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the brace plate disposed upon the rail between the ties, and Fig. 9 is a view of the adjustable member which cooperates with the plate shown in ig. 8.

My improved compound rail includes a central member or section 1, and side sections or members 22 for the said central member 1. The central section 1 includes a base 3 from which is centrally extended a web 4, the said web having its upper edge disposed to lie flush with heads 5 formed upon the upper portions of the side members The base 3 of the section 1 comprises a substantially arch-shaped member, so that the underface of the same is formed with a longitudinally extending channel 6 while the said arch also provides round or curved members disposed each to the opposite sides of the web, and which for convenience, will be termed feet and designated by the nu merals 7, and the lower edges of the said feet are horizontally straight.

The outer or side members 2, below their headsv 5, are provided with vertically disposed portions 8, the same being parallel with the vertical walls upon the inner faces of the said members, which last mentioned vertical walls are adapted to abut with the straight sides of the web of the inner memher 1. The vertical portions 8 are joined tions are adapted to' engage with the outer rounded faces of the feet 7 of the-section-1-.- .The portions 8 terminate in inwardly excontinuous rib or flanges 10. The upper walls of the lnturned base portions or flanges; 9 are horizontally, straight, receiving: the horizontally straight edges of, the

feet 7, but the underfacesof the .sa'id'members9 are beveled or inclined inwardly and upwardlytoward the ends of the said base portions 9' and toward the upper horizon- V tally straight faces-provided thereby. The

;-'base.members or flanges '9 do not meet but terminate a suitable distance away from each other and, by. an arrangement .as below described, it willbe=noted that the. outer longitudinal edges of the flanges 10 prozvidefulcrum points so that a pressure, such as the weight of. the wheels of the rolling stock upon the head ofthe rail, ,will have a tendency to swing orv tilt the-said outer members to force their inner surfaces into tight contact with the outer surfaces of the inner section of the rail.

The sections comprising the rail, as illustrated in Flgsil and]. are so arranged with relationto-each-other that the meeting ends plates 12 upon which the rails rest.

or joints of any of the said sections do not .come opposite the meeting end or joint of another section so that all of the joints are broken and consequently a substantially conrtinuous rail is provided.

It is to be understood that ndftransverse connecting means is employed for joining the sections of the rails, so thatthe yieldability or,resiliency of the rails will.not

flat substantially rectangular base portion 141 which is centrallyprovided, adjacent its opposite transverse ends, with lugs or hook 15,'theinner'fa ces of which being arranged to snuglyengagewith the outer rounded surfaces of the flanges 10,,of the outer sections of the rail." Each of the tie platestoithe opposite side of its rail engaging lug is formed witha spikeopening 1.6.;thr0ugh which spikesl? pass andenter theties 13.

The openings 16 are so arranged that the heads of the spikes will also engagerwith the flanges 10, forcing the lower corners of the said flanges into tight contact with the chair plate 12 to prevent the lateral movement or tilting of the said rail.

In order to brace the rail at the portions thereof arranged between the ties as well as to force the upper portions of thesections of the rail in contact with-each other provide, what I term, a rail plate 18, the same being of a width approximately equaling the width of the rail at the base thereof, and this plate is centrally formed with a longitudinally extending rib 19, the same being tending flanges or bases9, while the outer" longitudinal and lower edges of the side membersare formed with curved or inclined centrally formed with a slot or cut-away 22 provided upon a substantially square or rectangular shank 23 of an adjusting me1nber 24. The member 2 1- includes a head 25 which extends laterally from two of the sides of the rectangular portion of the shank 23.and which preferably has its outer surface round as at 26. The rounded and threaded end 22 of themember 2 1 is passed through the opening 21 in the plate 18 while the lower portion of'the rectangular shank 23 contacts with the straightside walls provided by the cut-away portion 20 in the rib 19., sothat the head 26 of the member 24 is disposed at a right angle to the rib 19 and, it should be stated that the width of th member 24 as well as the width of the rib 19 isof a less. cross sectional diameter than the distance between the adjacent edges of the. inturned flanges or base portions 9 of the outer members of the rail. By

arranging the head 26 longitudinally of the edges of the members 9' and inserting the 22 and is broughtintoftight contactwith the washer 28. By adjusting the nut 30 the members 9 will be forced toward the plate 18, and the side members will be tilted from theirfulcrum points, which, for distinction,

are designated by the numerals 32, so that the upper portions of the members comprising the rail will be maintained in proper contacting relation with each other.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

thev simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, 'it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled inthe art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

- Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A compound rail including a central member provided with feet, side members having their inner faces shaped to receive the inner member, sald side members including inturned flanges uponwhich the feet of the central member rests, and the underfaces of said side members being beveled inwardly from their outer to their inner edges, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A compound rail including an inner member comprising a web and a base, said base comprising feet which are inclined in opposite directions from the web, side members having their inner faces shaped to receive the outer sides of the central member, said side members also including inturned base portions upon which the lower edges of the feet rest, and the lower faces of the said inturned portions of the side members being beveled to provide the'outer and lower edges of the side members with fulcrum points, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A compound rail including a central member provided with feet, side members having their inner faces shaped to receive the inner members, said side members including inturned flanges upon whichthe feet of the central member rest, and the underfaces of said side members being beveled inwardly from their outer to their inner edges,

and means arranged upon the base of the rail and co -acting with the inturned portions of the side members for forcing the upper portions of the rail sections in contact with each other.

l. A compound railcomprising a central member and side members, said central member including a base which is channeled centrally and longitudinally forming the same with a pair of spaced feet, a webex-v tending centrally from the base and terminating in a head, side members having their inner faces shaped to coincide with the sides of the central member and being provided with inturned flanges to receive the feet of said central member, and the lower faces: of the flanges being beveled from their outer edges inwardly toward their inner edges.

5. A compound rail including a central member having an arched base, and a web,

side members having their heads flush with the upper edge of the web, said side members having their inner'faces formed to receive the arched base and their lower faces inclined from their outer faces toward the said arched base, and means connecting the base portions of the side members.

6. A compound rail comprising a central member including a web and a base providing members arranged angularly of the web,

side members including heads arranged flush with the upper edge of the web of the central member and having their inner faces concaved to receive the angular sides of the base and being further provided with inturned portions upon which the lower edges ofv the flanges of said base rest, and the lower walls of the sides being beveled inwardly from their outer edges to their inner edges, and means for connecting the ba sleportions of the outer sections of the m1 7. A compound rail including an inner section and side sections, each staggered to break the joints of each of said sections, the central section including a vertically. dis posed web, and a base portion providing angular members diverging in opposite directions from the web, the side members including heads arranged flush with the upper edge of the web of the central member, and having inturned flanged portions to receive thelower edges of the diverging members comprising the base of the central member, and the said inturned portions having their lower faces beveled toward the outer edges of said sides.

8. A compound rail made up of associated sections having their oints broken, the said rail including a central member having an enlarged base which is channeled to provide the same with feet which are disposed to the opposite sides of the web, the side members having their inner faces shaped to receive the web and the base thereof of the central section, said side members including heads which are arranged flush with the upper edge of the central member, the bases of said side members having their underfaces inclined from their outer edges centrally to wardtheir inner edges, flat tie plates arranged below the inclined base portions of the side members, said plates including lugs which engage with the outer and lower edges of the side members, securing means for the plates, and said securing means engaging with the said edges of the side members of the rail.

9. A compound rail including inner and router sections having their meeting ends staggered, the central section having a lower arched base, a web extending centrally from the base, the side members including heads which are arranged flush with the upper edge of the web of the central member and having their inner faces conforming to the shape of the base of said central member and receiving the said central member, the lower faces of the sides receiving the central member being beveled from their inner edges toward their outer edges, a horizontally straight plate including a central rib arranged between the adjacent edges of the side members and having the outer edges of the said side] members resting thereon, a headed member contacting with the upper faces of the said inturned portions of the outer sections and engaging with the plate, and means for adjusting the said headed member.

10. A compound rail including a central member and side members having their meeting ends arranged in staggered relationwith respect to each other, said central member including an arched base, a web extending centrally from the base, side members including heads which are arranged flush with the upper edge of theweb of the central member said side members having their inner faces channeled toagree with the arched base andreceive the said base therein, and the bases of said side members being spaced, the lower face of'the base being beveled from its outer edge upwardly toward its inner edge, a rail plate arranged transversely on the base of the rail, said plate including. arib disposed between the inner edges of the bases of the side sections, a headed member having a rectangular shank arranged in a cut-away portion of the rib and having a threaded extension passing through an opening in the said plate, and a nut for the said threaded end all as'and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB H. VSHANK.

V, Witnesses: J OHN D. MANN, WALDO E. HILL.

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